Looking Toward the New Year!

14. Move Outside of the Box

Happy New Year!!! As we look at the new year we need to focus on a few things if we really want to heal this next year. Get ready to leave the panic and anxiety behind! Don't get overwhelmed - Don't work on everything at once these are only things to keep in the back of your mind! One Step at a Time.

You Can't Hide in Your Closet Forever!
Many times I have thought of how scary it is to drive. It's not me that I worry about, it's everyone else. I have also been afraid of long car trips, and flights. If I really acted upon these feelings I would probably never leave the safety of my closet.

Those feelings of great fear can just overwhelm you. Funny thing is if you don't give them the energy and you go against them then eventually they go away.

Yesterday, I was telling my husband that I have not been on a flight in eight years. Once my anxiety really took hold of me I have not gone anywhere. It's not really the flight that scares me anymore, but the fear of the panic. I am so worried that I am panic/anxiety free, that it would trigger it. I don't really think it will, but those voices are pretty loud. I would be the lady who goes "crazy" on the flight and you would see me dragged off the airplane on the news. His response was "how small was I going to make my life?"

It really made me think of all of the things I am afraid to try, just because of fear. A big goal for me this year is to step out of my little box and enjoy life. How big is your "box"? We can get there one baby step at a time!

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Wishing you peaceful thoughts today,
Amy

Quote of the Day

"The only thing we have to fear is fear it'self - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."---- FDR